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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm
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205 lbs
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195 cm
23
205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Khalidov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Thompson! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidov counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check. Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Khalidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khalidov counters with a thumping low kick. Khalidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Thompson. Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khalidov is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thompson throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease. Thompson throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease. Khalidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes. Khalidov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Khalidov moves out of range of the strikes. Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khalidov lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well. Nice body kick from Khalidov. Thompson looks gassed! Khalidov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Some wild striking there from Khalidov.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalidov slips under a jab from Thompson. Todd Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khalidov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head. Thompson walks into a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidov counters with a body kick that stops Thompson in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidov.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt. Thompson walks into a jab. Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head. Khalidov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khalidov. Khalidov cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Khalidov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thompson will feel that in the morning. Khalidov lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A nice leg kick lands there from Khalidov. Khalidov throws a head kick that Thompson semi-blocks.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov cracks Thompson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A thudding body kick lands there by Khalidov!
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Khalidov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Khalidov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Thompson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khalidov. Khalidov lands the left hand. Nice shot by Khalidov. Khalidov tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot. An inside leg kick lands from Khalidov. Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Khalidov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson swinging wildly here.
Khalidov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson. Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Khalidov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Khalidov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidov works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination. Khalidov delivers a nice body kick. Khalidov scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Khalidov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Khalidov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Khalidov lands with a slapping head kick. Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khalidov!
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to bum rush Khalidov with a series of wild strikes but Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khalidov. Thompson looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well. Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalidov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thompson in his tracks. Khalidov throws a nice inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good shot there by Khalidov. Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thompson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khalidov. Thompson is breathing heavily. A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidov.
Khalidov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson. Todd Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khalidov thumps Thompson with a low kick. A nice combination there by Khalidov.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Khalidov. Mamed Khalidov is winning the standup battle so far. Khalidov lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thompson is rocked! Khalidov lands with an overhand left. Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Khalidov finish him? Khalidov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Thompson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Khalidov follows Thompson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamed Khalidov!
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energy
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hype
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